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July 05, 2008
Fourth Of July 2008...
On Thursday the third of July, I posted that the Fourth of July could go really, really well, or it could be really, really bad.
Here's why:
Josh usually hits the sheets around 7:30pm or so, with Jonah following about a half hour later. That depends of course, on how tired the boys are, how much they are irritating me, or if they've had decent naps. If they are tired, they can be downright nasty, sometimes. Megan and I decided long ago that life would not stop, simply because the boys are tired. If we did, then we would have to cut short all sorts of activities, and we are just not prepared to do that! So we deal with their stuff when they are sleepy, but if we can plan around sleep times, all the better. Which is what we did on the Fourth of July.
So here, on the fifth of July, is what happened...
We decided to keep the boys awake longer than normal during the day, put them down for their naps later than usual, and then they would be in great shape for fireworks. We had no second thoughts about how Josh would handle the fireworks, but we were concerned about Jonah, who seems to be skittish of lots of things, just like his Daddy.
Everything was going great. They took a long nap; we ate dinner, packed a cooler, and headed off to the Fairgrounds for some fireworks and some fun.
We walked around, saw some stuff, and then headed back to the Vini-Van, to open the cooler, get some drinks, have some ice cream, and wait for the show.
It was not to be. That's because Mother Nature provided her own fireworks, and cancelled the man made ones. Of course, this happened mere moments before the show, and caused us to hole up in the Vini for a really long time, as the rain came down, the lightning lit up the night sky, and the thunder boomed. I don't really think the boys cared one way or the other, but I was sad.
To add insult to injury, it was windy, so I couldn't even light sparklers! %$#@!
I remember as a kid going to the fireworks shows with my family, and always having a good time. I know the boys are young, but if I can help provide good, positive memories of doing stuff with their family, then I am all for that.
What will their memories of their first Fourth of July celebration be?
Sitting in a mini-van, waiting for traffic to ease so we could head home.
Oh well. There's always next year.
Posted by Jon at July 5, 2008 07:43 PM